Hundreds of migrants line up early for placement at the Roosevelt Hotel intake center in New York, on Aug. 1 Timothy A. Clark / AFP - Getty Images
Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
Important Takeaways:
- New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday called for the federal government to declare a state of emergency to manage the “crisis” at the border, saying the influx of asylum seekers could end up costing the city billions of dollars in the coming years.
- Adams said more than 57,000 migrants are under the city’s care on an average night and nearly 100,000 asylum seekers have sought shelter there since last year.
- At a news conference Wednesday, Adams said a federal state of emergency would “allow federal funds to be allocated quickly to help address the urgent challenges we face.”
- Adams declared a state of emergency for New York City in October.
- An official from the Department of Homeland Security pointed to the “more than $140 million in federal funding to New York City, more than any other interior city.”
- In his remarks Wednesday, Adams said the city would not “abandon our brothers and sisters seeking the American dream.”
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